Pope Shenouda I of Alexandria

Pope Shenouda I of Alexandria (820-19 April 880) was the Coptic Pope of Alexandria from 8 January 859 to 19 April 880, succeeding Cosmas II and preceding Michael III.

Biography
Shenouda was born in Samanoud, Egypt in 820, and he became the Coptic Pope of Alexandria in 859. As a result of attacks by Berbers and Bedouins, Shenouda built walls around the monasteries of the Nitrian Desert. He died in 880.